SECURITY AFTER THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 281, 24 August 1944, Page 4

SECURITY AFTER THE WAR

Need For Adequate Force GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S VIEWS “Things are going so well now, all the forces of the United Nations are doing so magnificently, that, with victory absolutely certain, we can turn our thoughts in some small measure to consideration of how we are going to work to preserve peace when it is finally won,” said the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, addressing the New Zenlund Navy League War Council at its annual meeting in Wellington yesterday. “God forbid that we should ever fail to remember the mistakes that were made after the last war,” he continued. In any organized society it is found necessary to keep a police force -to deal with criminals and breakers of the peace, and any international organization for . the maintenance of peace among the nations of the world must be based on a force adequate to deal with Huns and such disturbers of the peace.” The British Empire had played a great part in winning the war, and no doubt it would be its wish, as well as its duty, to play an equally great part in the creation of peace. The foundations, of the peace settlement must be security, and it was the Empire's duty to. retain a force adequate to its responsibilities. The British had been seafaring people for centuries and they were air-minded. It might well be, therefore, that their main contribution would be made on the sea and in the air. New Zealand, having played such a magnificent part during the war. would surely wish to carry its share of the burden of maintaining peace. As a people the British were apt to forget much too quickly, and as a result in’, recent years had been very nearly eliminated. Speaking from his experience close to affairs in England, between the last war and the beginning of this one, he could say that he knew of powers and influences which inevitably arose among people of our peaceful outlook, which were apt to lead us to the condition in which we found ourselves at the outbreak of the present war. “The motto of the Navy League is ‘Keep Watch,’ and I am sure that, throughout the Empire it can and will render great service to humanity, not oply the Empire but the whole peace-loving world, by keeping us up to the mark, so that we do not make the mistake of being lead bv ideals of peace into not maintaining adequate forces, including the Merchant Navy,” said his Excellency. . After 40 years of continuous service with the army and the air force, he thought he could justifiably pay a tribute to the navies of the Empire, particularly the Royal New Zealand Navy, all New Zealand personnel serving with the Royal Navy and all New Zealand personnel m the Merchant Navy. They had earned a high reputation throughout the world. His Excellency said that he was a keen supporter of the Navy League. Haring seen its activities in various places throughout the Dominion and haying read the reports from the four main centres, he wished to congratulate it on what had been achieved. Incidentally he expressed anpreeiation of the work that was being done by the women in providing comforts for the men. He also praised the Sea Cadets organization, de,; scribing it as “a mighty good show. Their early training would stay with the boys, he said, and they in their turn would serve the purnoses for which the 'Navy League existed.